This iconic structure has been mesmerizing beachgoers for almost 90 years. You might simply know it as “the pencil” or you might know the architectural inspiration for its design (spoiler alert: the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica) but this tower is more than a monument, it’s a fully functioning water tower supplying the park with all its fresh water.

Here we present some interesting and crazy facts about the Jones Beach Water Tower.

The traffic circle that surrounds the tower is where Wantagh State Parkway and Ocean Parkway meet

Many people know it as “the pencil point” or simply “the pencil” because of its shape

It was first built in 1930

The roof (the point) is made of copper and is 32 feet high

The tower is made of Ohio sandstone and Barbizon brick [Source: Curbed New York]

It measures 188 feet tall (or 231 feet tall depending on where you look up the info)